ELE592 Elementary Education: Alternative Certification Internship

This seminar provides the Alternative Certification interns in the CPS/NLU partnership an opportunity to reflect upon their knowledge, skills, and dispositions for teaching and learning; evaluate and integrate theory and practice; and examine implications of practice for themselves, their students, and their community. Each intern is mentored by an experienced university supervisor. The internship begins only during the Fall Quarter and seminar meets once a month. Seminar is taken for 3SH per quarter for three consecutive quarters. A grade of X is posted the first two quarters; a single grade is submitted at the end of the third quarter. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the CPS/NLU partnership; Concurrent enrollment in NLU coursework; Position as the full-time teacher of record in an elementary [K-8] classroom in Chicago Public Schools 3 semester hours each for 3 consecutive terms (total 9SH)